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Orkas

Orkas is an open-source (MIT), local-first AI team for your desktop: a Commander turns your goal into to-dos and coordinates 16 built-in specialist agents plus…

Updated Nov 5, 2026
Website GitHub
Platforms
macos, windows, web
Pricing
free-open-source
Status
active
License
MIT

What it does

Core capabilities at a glance

  • Agent Collaboration
  • Agent Harness
  • Agent Orchestration
  • Agent Team
  • Agent Workflow
  • AI Assistant
  • AI Automation
  • AI Employee

Deep dive

The full breakdown - performance, comparisons, and setup

OrkasLink to this section

Orkas is an agent framework - Orkas is an open-source (MIT), local-first AI team for your desktop: a Commander turns your goal into to-dos and coordinates 16 built-in specialist agents plus Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw and Hermes, with projects, scheduled automations and connectors. Free app for macOS & Windows; built-in models or your own keys.

OverviewLink to this section

An open-source team of AI agents on your desktop — it turns your goals into finished work and keeps it moving.

Orkas is an open-source (MIT), local-first multi-agent desktop app — an AI assistant that works as a team. Tell the Commander what you need: it finishes many tasks on its own, and for bigger work it plans the steps and brings in specialist agents along with the coding and personal agents you already use — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw and Hermes-Agent — to work on it together.

Orkas is built to keep a project moving, not just answer one prompt. A project holds the goal, rules, memory and files, so every new conversation picks up where the last one left off. To-dos split the work between people and agents, Auto-advance lets the team take on the next to-do by itself, and scheduled automations repeat routine work hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. All your data stays on your computer, and finished work comes back for your review — so you can trust Orkas with the ongoing work of your business.

Orkas is open-source, written primarily in JavaScript, with 9,024 GitHub stars under the MIT license. The latest release is v2026.11.4 (2026-11-04).

Key capabilitiesLink to this section

From the project's documentation:

  • Videos, voice-overs and images — VideoStudio, VoiceStudio, ImageStudio
  • Research reports, SEO audits and market analysis — DeepResearcher, SeoGeoAgent, StockAnalyser
  • Posts, articles, newsletters and slide decks — ContentWriter, PptMaker
  • Websites, UI and code — UIDesigner, ProductDeveloper
  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files — OfficeWorker
  • Shared projects (packaged app) — invite a teammate or VA, and give each to-do to a person or an agent.

How it fits a local-AI stackLink to this section

Orkas runs on your own hardware, so pair it with a model and a GPU sized to your needs. Use the VRAM calculator to pick a model that fits your card, and see what you can run for hardware guidance. Related agent frameworks in the directory:

SourcesLink to this section

Stats from GitHub, 2026-11-05.

Frequently asked

Quick answers to common questions

What is Orkas?

Orkas is a agent-framework tool for local AI workloads. Orkas is an open-source (MIT), local-first AI team for your desktop: a Commander turns your goal into to-dos and coordinates 16 built-in specialist agents plus…

Is Orkas free and open source?

Yes, Orkas has 9,024 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT. You can self-host it for free on macos, windows, web.

What platforms does Orkas support?

Orkas runs on macos, windows, web.

What hardware do I need for Orkas?

The hardware requirements depend on which models you run. Check our hardware directory for compatible GPUs and systems. Orkas has 9,024 GitHub stars and an active community.

Does Orkas support GPU acceleration?

Orkas supports GPU acceleration via CUDA, Metal, or Vulkan depending on your platform. For the best performance, pair it with an NVIDIA RTX 4090 or 5090.

What are the best alternatives to Orkas?

Popular alternatives include other agent-framework tools in our directory. Browse our full collection at /tool for comparisons, community reviews, and benchmark data to find the right fit for your workflow.

How much does Orkas cost?

Orkas is free-open-source. It is completely free and open source to self-host.

Pairs well with

Complementary tools, models, and hardware